Fire at Cambodia hotel casino kills at least 16, injures around 50
The Grand Diamond City casino is just a few metres from the border checkpoint with Thailand and is popular with customers who make the four-hour drive from the Thai capital, Bangkok.
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A fire at The Grand Diamond City casino and hotel in the border town of Poipet in western Cambodia killed at least 16 people and injured around 53. The fire lasted more than 12 hours. Neighbouring Thailand sent firetrucks to help fight the blaze in a bustling border town. (AFP)
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Videos posted on social media showed people falling from a roof after they were trapped by the fire. (AFP)
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In a video shared by Cambodia's firefighting agency on social media, onlookers could be heard shouting pleas to rescue people trapped on the roof of the hotel complex, which is more than a dozen stories tall at its highest point. The video showed at least one man falling as the flames reached the roof. (AFP)
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“The fire was massive, and was inside the casino, so it was difficult for our water cannons to reach it,” observed a firefighter on the video posted online by the fire department. (AFP)
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